Monthly Archives: August, 2009

Palitaw (Sweet Rice Dumplings with Coconut & Roasted Sesame Seeds)

Palitaw is a type of kakanin (Filipino native sweet delicacies); It's called palitaw because of the manner it's cooked. It's a sweet rice flour...

Meatball Soup

I was supposed to do siomai (steamed dumplings) but I ran out of wonton wrappers, I only have half a pack and wasted most...

Champorado (Chocolate Rice Pudding/Porridge)

This is my favorite breakfast as a kid, it's quite obvious, isn't it? I mean chocolate for breakfast?! Whoever thought of this was genius,...

Rice with Mushrooms, Cuttlefish and Artichokes

This is my first challenge for the Daring Cooks, the host this month is Olga from Las Cosas de Olga and Olga’s Recipes. She...

Ina Garten: Mango Banana Daiquiris

Last month I joined a group called Barefoot Bloggers, it's a group of bloggers dedicated to following the steps of Barefoot Contessa (Ina Garten)...

Chicken Pandan

I've finally tried making chicken pandan (chicken tenders wrapped in pandan leaves and fried), I did it yesterday. I searched for a recipe online...

Saengseon Jeon (Korean Pan Fried Fish Fillet)

I've always wanted to try Korean cuisine, I like spicy foods and Koreans are known for it. I have a favorite spicy chicken recipe,...

Easy French Toast

My daughter told me, why are you putting that (french toast) in your blog, doesn't everyone know how to do that already? She could...

Pork Adobo

For the life of me I couldn't replicate my mother's adobo. It amazes me how she can cook the same adobo without measuring anything....

Julia Child’s “Best Ever Brownies”

This brownie is so decadent, almost like a flourless chocolate cake; it has a nice crust and really fudgy inside. It's unlike any brownies...

Laing

Laing is gabi (taro) cooked in coconut milk with some dried fish and shrimp. You can't tell by just looking at it how delicious...

Chicken Wings With Oyster Sauce

A friend gave this recipe to me, her sister emailed it to her who also got it from a friend. A note from her...

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